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1 – 10 of 26The move raises risks for Noboa, who presented himself during his presidential campaign as environmentally aware. An ongoing dispute in Cotopaxi between indigenous communities and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286229
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ARGENTINA: Sweeping measures will encounter resistance
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES284258
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The campaign is led by politician-turned-businessman Durga Prasai, who increasingly rails against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (‘Prachanda’). Prasai insists that it will…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283976
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The first relates to whether oil production should continue at three fields in and around the Yasuni National Park in the Amazonian region, and the second to whether mining…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280578
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The Shura Council was first proposed in 2003 but fears that it would prove a combative institution prompted the authorities three times to postpone its introduction. Since it was…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273123
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VENEZUELA: No easing of tensions on the cards
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES211210
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VENEZUELA: Crisis may be coming to an explosive head
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES211102
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NIGERIA: Secessionist divides will grow ahead of 2019
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES224379
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The move implied tacit acceptance of Morales’s controversial re-election bid, reducing the likelihood of Bolivia becoming an international pariah along with its allies Venezuela…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244006
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Although both the bill’s legislative future and the amount it would raise are uncertain, it reflects ever more explicit class polarisation and anger over inequalities.